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Appendix A: Modeled Amps
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appendix a: modeled amps
Which Amps Are Modeled?
Thereare12AmpModelslivingwithinyourSpiderJam.
Clean
Red LED:“Clean”.SelectthisAmpModelandadjustthetonecontrolstogetcrisp,amazingcleantones,great
warmjazztones,andallthehigh-endshimmeryou’llneedwithagenerousamountofbottomendtoboot.Then
dial up a little chorus and delay to get the ultimate clean sound!
Green LED:“Glassy”.WedevelopedthisAmpModeltoemulatethoselate60’sandearly70’scleantones.It
startedoffasanAmpModelbasedona1973Hiwatt
®
custom100.Weextendedthetonecontrolrangeand
tightenedupthelowend.HitanopenAchordandletthatbigsweettonering!
Twang
Red LED:“Twang”.ThisAmpModeldrawsonouranalysisofmid60’sFender
®
amps, including the blackface
’65TwinReverb
®
andblackface’64DeluxeReverb
®
.WewantedanAmpModelthathasthatclassicglassyhigh
endtone,withsomesnapandbiteforsomeseriouschick’npick’n.Thingsdon’tgettoocrunchyuntilreaching
the top range of the
Drive knob.
Green LED:“TwinTwang”.ThisAmpModelisbasedonanumberofvintagetweedamps.Weevaluateda’53
Fender
®
tweedDeluxe,’58Fender
®
tweed Bassman
®
anda’60GibsonExplorertocreateaswingin’Rockabilly
tone.AddsomereverbandaslapechoandBe-bop-alu-la!
Blues
Red LED:“Blues”.Whatwouldhappenifwebasedamodelonthreehelpingsof’65Marshall
®
JTM-45,one
scoopof’58Fender
®
Bassman
®
,aschmeerof’63Fender
®
VibroverbandadashofSuproforgoodmeasure?The
biggest,fattestdownhomeBluesampeverheard.ThisAmpModelslidesbetweengrittyswamp-infectedcleans
tosyrupysmooth,wallopingdrivetones.It’stimetogetdownanddirty!
Green LED:“ClassA”.Ready,steady....GO!ThisAmpModelisbasedonafawnVox
®
AC-30amplierwith
anupdatedandexpandedtonecontrolcircuit.WewantedtocapturethatearlyBritishpoprocktonethatthe
Beatles and the Stones are so well known for.
Crunch
Red LED:“Crunch”.Thissoundwascraftedduringourstudiesofthe‘68Marshall
®
Plexi50Watt.Thistypeof
Marshall
®
ampwasusedbyanumberofearlymetalbands.CheckoutalbumslikeBritishSteel,Numberofthe
BeastandBlackOut.CrunchprovidesawiderrangeoftonecontrolsettingsthantheoriginalMarshall
®
amp
had.ThisAmpModelwillallowyoutobumpupthemidsevenatthehighest
Drive settings.
Green LED:“OnFire”.PlexiOnFire!ThisAmpModelisbasedona‘68Marshall
®
Plexi100wattwithafew
addedextras;ThecombinationofaVariacandthejumperedinputchannelscreatesthatinfamousbrownsound
thatwillfeellikeamesareshootingouttheinputjack!“ComeonDave…Givemeabreak!”
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sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. Hiwatt
®
is a registered trademark of Fernandes Company, Inc. FENDER
®
,
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